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My dog, Besty, gave birth to four puppies five months ago. The first is Robin. He is a big male. His hair is brown with black markings. I put a black ribbon on his neck. The second is male too. I named him Oscar. He has brown hair with white markings. He has a white ribbon on his neck. The two other puppies are brown haired with no markings. They are female. They are Ruby and Opal. Ruby has a red ribbon on her neck while Opal has a pink ribbon. Even though they are not quite the same, they are also so cute. I love them all.

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1. What is the name of the writer’s dog?
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2. How was the two other puppies’ hair?
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3. Who has brown with black markings?
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4. When did his dog give birth to four puppies?
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5. Who has brown hair with white markings?
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6. Is the second puppies is female?
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7. What is the name of the second puppies?
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8. How many puppies does the dog give birth?
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9. Ruby has a red ribbon on her neck.

Keukenhof Flowr Park is also known as the garden of Europe. It is situated near Lisse, Netherlands. It is the world’s largest flower garden. Keukenhof is more than 150 years old. Its first grounds were founded around 1840.

Everyone who loves flowers knows Keukenhof Flower Park. There are so many kinds of beautiful flowers. There are approximately 54.520 acres of parkland planted with tulips and other bulbs. Keukenhof is open from the last week of March to mid-May. The best time to view tulips is around mid-April. However, it depends on the weather. In seven weeks Keukenhof has about 800.000 visitors.

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1. What is the other name of Keukenhof Flower Park?
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2. Where is Keukenhof Flower Park located?
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3. How old is Keukenhof Flower Park?
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4. When is Keukenhof open?
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5. When is the best time to view Tulips?
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6. What is the largest flower garden?
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7. How many visitors in seven weeks Keukenhof has?
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8. How many acres of parkland planted with tulips and other bulbs?
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9. Who are usually knows Keukenhof Flower Park?
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Once upon a time, there was a king named King Brawijaya. He ruled Majapahit kingdom. He has a daughter named Roro Anteng. Roro Anteng fell in love with Jaka Seger. He was a man from the Brahmin Caste. King Brawijaya did not agree with their relationship.

Roro Anteng and Jaka Seger left Majapahit. They moved to a place near Mount Bromo. They ruled the region together. The people were prosperous under their leadership. However, they were unhappy because they had no children. Desperate, they decided to climb to the top of Mount Bromo. They prayed for help to the god of Mount Bromo. He granted their wish. However, the youngest child must be sacrificed in the crater of the volcano.

After giving birth to 25 children, Roro Anteng and Jaka Seger have to sacrifice their last child, Kesuma. If they broke their promise, they would be threatened with catastrophe. After Kesuma was sacrificed, they heard Kesuma’s voice. He told everyone not to forget to perform worship

Until now, the Tenggerese still perform the annual Kasada festival to remember Kesuma’s sacrifice. The word ‘Tengger’ is derived from the last syllables of Roro Anteng and Joko Seger. They present annual offerings of rice, fruits, vegetables, livestock, and other local products.

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1. How many children did Roro Anteng and Joko Seger have?
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2. What would happen if Roro Anteng and Joko Seger break their promise to sacrifice their last child?
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3. Who is Kesuma?
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4. What is the name ‘Tengger’ derived from?
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5. What do the Tenggerese do at Kasada ceremony?
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6. Who did not agree with the relationship of Roro Anteng and Joko Seger?
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7. Why did they decide to climb to the top of mount Bromo?
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8. They had no children. Did they feel happy?
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9. Who did rule Majapahit?
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Saint Valentine was a priest who lived long ago at the time of the Roman Emperor, Claudius II. Claudius would not let soldiers marry. However, Valentine secretly performed marriage services for them. Then, he was discovered and was thrown into jail. Valentine fell in love with the jailer’s daughter while he was in prison. On the day he was put to death he sent her a little note which he signed, Your Valentine. Nowadays, many people think that the Saint Valentine’s Day has something to do with that story.

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1. Who was Saint Valentine?
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2. Why was Saint Valentine in prison?
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3. When did saint Valentine fall in love with a girl?
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4. What does “them”, in sentence 3, refer to?
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5. What does “he”, in sentence 5, refer to?
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6. Who did not let soldiers marry?
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7. The following text above. What kind of paragraph it is?
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8. Who did secretly marriage services to the soldiers?
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9. What did Saint Valentine send to the girl?
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